COP26: Synthetic Biology and Nature-Based Solutions
Kent H. Redford and William M. Adams, the authors of Strange Natures: Conservation in the Era of Synthetic…
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COP26: Indigenous Voices in Global Soil (and Climate) Policy
Jo Handelsman, Kayla Cohen, Garth Harmsworth and Shaun Awatere tell us about the importance of soil and why…
Francis Barber and Black British History
Since the publication in 2015 of The Fortunes of Francis Barber (now reissued in paperback) there has been…
Staff Pick: Reclaiming Magic
This month’s staff pick theme ‘Reclaiming Magic’ was inspired by the 2021 Summer Exhibition opened at the Royal Academy…
The Story of the Country House | The Competition
Writers in the 19th century described country houses as their own ‘little kingdoms’: self-contained units with their own…
The Story of Stansted Park
Architecture is about many things – building style, social change, technological advance, but also the human needs and…
Staff Pick: Back to Uni
As the new academic year begins this month, our staff members have recommend their favourite Yale University Press…
Staff Pick: Holiday Reads
Our staff members recommend their favourite Yale holiday reads. A book you can read at the beach or…
The Fall of the Soviet Union – a timeline
In 1945 the Soviet Union controlled half of Europe and was a founding member of the United Nations….
Illustrating The Story of the Country House: Q&A with Bethan Scorey
Country houses in the UK date back as far as the medieval period, when England had a population…
Staff Pick: Medieval History
July is the month of both the International Medieval Congress and the Harlaxton Medieval Symposium and we are…
The Aeneid – an Extract
The Aeneid tells the story of the foundation of Rome by colonists from the East, refugees from the city of…
Coral Reefs – beauty and wonder lie within superficially simple stories about their residents
Anyone who has watched one or two documentaries about coral reefs will have heard about cleaning stations. A…
Illustrating Spymaster by Helen Fry: A Q&A with Rui Ricardo
Thomas Kendrick (1881–1972) was central to the British Secret Service from its beginnings through to the Second World War….
The Piano: a playlist by Susan Tomes
In celebration of the upcoming publication of The Piano: A History in 100 Pieces, we asked author and concert…